Meh.
Got to "the China wildcard" and could no longer entertain the hypothetical. China already indicated their position. Bullseye doesn't think their leadership would take into consideration (in terms of war) the vast and mutually beneficial economic synergy our nation shares with theirs, so it's completely lost on him.

The DPRK remains a caged tiger. I don't see much changing with that anytime soon.

Beyond China. It is the tactical information that I find interesting.

At this point, I am being hypothetical here, the mere act of our removing dependents from South Korea could set North Korea off. It comes down to that tactical 72 hour window.

And who is cheering for North Korea. Take a few deep breaths before you read the link.

What link?

__________________A wise and frugal government, which shall restrain men from injuring one another, which shall leave them otherwise for to regulate their own pursuits of industry and improvement, shall not take from the mouth of labor the bread it has earned. This is the sum of good government. - Thomas Jefferson.

You're so fos your eyes are brown. Funny today the Chinese said they'd strike back at us if we ran a preemptive strike on NK.

Well, duh.
No ****, Sherlock.
It's no secret that North Korea's very existence is largely at the grace of their big brother on the block. Maybe you don't know what "preemptive strike" means but they do.

__________________A wise and frugal government, which shall restrain men from injuring one another, which shall leave them otherwise for to regulate their own pursuits of industry and improvement, shall not take from the mouth of labor the bread it has earned. This is the sum of good government. - Thomas Jefferson.

What compels an authoritarian who lives and rules within an illusion? An illusion which is the only thing that keeps him alive, and his family's power still intact? Answer: more illusion. All Kim has to do is look at the likes of Saddam and Qadaffi to see what happens to authoritarians who concede their nuclear ambitions. They get killed, and their legacy obliterated. It's in Kim's best interests to reject any suggestions for him to cough up his nukes, and to convince the world his trigger finger is ready. But pushing that trigger is another thing altogether. He does that, he dies, and Pyongyang is vaporized. That is a foregone conclusion, and THAT does not serve his interests.

OM

I agree with that. Nobody screws with a nation with nukes, so that's why Kim wants them. You don't need to be a madman to want them...just a realist. Same with Iran's nuclear ambition and I have no doubt they will continue clandestinely to pursue them.

Let's take some of the views on here as truth and that Kimmie is just bluffing because he would never put his own life in jeopardy.

If that's the case, isn't Trump going through all this for nothing and wasting a lot of energy?

As a side note, Trump just said again.....if Kimmie makes as much as a threat we would be making a very big mistake. Someone please tell him to use the word attack as Kimmie as made many threats since Trump first said it.

Clapper had actually said that what had happened to Qadafi and Hussein is not lost on Kim Jong Un which makes him even more paranoid and intractable.

Maybe Kimmie really thinks that way, maybe not.
The difference between North Korea and Iraq/Libya is there isn't the same multi-national commitment to fuel an intervention because nobody wants to kick China in the balls in order to kick the DPRK in the balls.

Let's take some of the views on here as truth and that Kimmie is just bluffing because he would never put his own life in jeopardy.

If that's the case, isn't Trump going through all this for nothing and wasting a lot of energy?

As a side note, Trump just said again.....if Kimmie makes as much as a threat we would be making a very big mistake. Someone please tell him to use the word attack as Kimmie as made many threats since Trump first said it.

Well now we can't expect the president to know the English language. We just need to pretend he's using other words and feel all better.

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Let's take some of the views on here as truth and that Kimmie is just bluffing because he would never put his own life in jeopardy.

If that's the case, isn't Trump going through all this for nothing and wasting a lot of energy?

IF is a big word.

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Originally Posted by Boltsnow

As a side note, Trump just said again.....if Kimmie makes as much as a threat we would be making a very big mistake. Someone please tell him to use the word attack as Kimmie as made many threats since Trump first said it.

Or maybe you can just learn that "threat" can mean more than just blustery rhetoric. Just sayin'

__________________A wise and frugal government, which shall restrain men from injuring one another, which shall leave them otherwise for to regulate their own pursuits of industry and improvement, shall not take from the mouth of labor the bread it has earned. This is the sum of good government. - Thomas Jefferson.

Let's take some of the views on here as truth and that Kimmie is just bluffing because he would never put his own life in jeopardy.

If that's the case, isn't Trump going through all this for nothing and wasting a lot of energy?

As a side note, Trump just said again.....if Kimmie makes as much as a threat we would be making a very big mistake. Someone please tell him to use the word attack as Kimmie as made many threats since Trump first said it.

As long as Trump has muppets that insist the words "threat" actually means Kimmie fired a round of nuclear tipped missles at SK, Guam, and Japan, then it's only people that understand the english language that have a problem.

As long as Trump has muppets that insist the words "threat" actually means Kimmie fired a round of nuclear tipped missles at SK, Guam, and Japan, then it's only people that understand the english language that have a problem.

No one insists on that meaning but jumping to a-hole tightening, "we're going to war, missiles Away" status every time Kim or one of his henchmen coughs is a tad ridiculous.

__________________A wise and frugal government, which shall restrain men from injuring one another, which shall leave them otherwise for to regulate their own pursuits of industry and improvement, shall not take from the mouth of labor the bread it has earned. This is the sum of good government. - Thomas Jefferson.